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Unlocking Safety: Indoor Mapping Essentials for School Districts
School districts and Statewide 9-1-1 administrators across the country are recognizing the need to increase the accuracy of floor plan data for their school buildings to provide vital information to ensure effective emergency planning and response.
Many states are providing funding to help school districts transition away from static hard copy maps and floorplans towards dynamic, interactive GIS maps.
To this end, Cloudpoint Geospatial is conducting surveys


The Future is Now: Utilizing Smart Forms Within Experience Builder
Esri’s Web AppBuilder application is on its way out, so now is the time to find a way to recreate apps and workflows using their Experience Builder application. One popular widget in Web AppBuilder is the Smart Editor Widget. The Smart Editor allows for advanced editing configurations like creating auto calculations between different layers and dynamically configuring attributes to be hidden, required, or disabled. The solution to transition this widget to Experience Builder


Mastering Facility Asset Management with ArcGIS Indoors
Enterprise Asset Management systems (or EAM) help organizations manage their physical assets throughout their lifecycle. ArcGIS Indoors enables those assets to be located, queried, tracked, and navigated to in a centralized map database. Integrating these two technologies provides a single pane of glass through which to visualize and manage an organization's building assets.


Slack it to Me: Setting Up ArcGIS Monitor Webhooks for Instant Alerts
In GIS environments, staying informed about system performance and critical incidents is essential. ArcGIS Monitor is a tool designed to track GIS infrastructure, providing detailed insights into server health, system performance, and service status. Equally important is ensuring the timely delivery of notifications when issues arise. ArcGIS Monitor supports notifications through various methods, including email and webhooks.


Enhance Campus Navigation with Indoor Route Networks
Are you looking to create a seamless navigation experience for your campus? Indoor route networks are transforming the way people find their way around, offering on-the-fly route calculations and turn-by-turn directions between interior spaces.
These networks include everything needed to ensure accurate and accessible navigation: floor transitions, stairways, escalators, elevators, ramps, and also wheelchair-accessible routes.


Enhancing Water Data Management with ArcGIS Dashboards
Esri’s ArcGIS Dashboard applications offer powerful tools for monitoring utility data, and every Organization using ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise has access to them. With the array of customizations allowed within Dashboards, it’s difficult to know if designers are leveraging their full potential. One easy enhancement that can make dashboards more effective and interactive is to incorporate data selector widgets.


Measuring Sign Retroreflectivity for Nighttime Inspections
Signs for Improvement In 2023, the University of Wisconsin at Madison determined they needed to update the inventory of their roadway signs on campus. Student safety, especially at night, is of paramount importance. Cloudpoint Geospatial was subcontracted to update their roadsign inventory, which included capturing the geographic location of all their signs on both roadways and parking lots. Cloudpoint offers a complete sign inventory system using SignOps , a mobile-friendly


Batch Geoprocessing Tools in ArcGIS Pro: No Code Required
Have you ever needed to run a geoprocessing tool over and over in ArcGIS Pro and thought, “There has to be a better way!” Or, “If only I knew how to code!” For those of us with minimal or non-existent coding skills, fear not! Many of Esri’s geoprocessing tools like clip, buffer, and export features can be batched effortlessly without writing a single line of code. Follow these simple steps to run a tool in batch mode: Search for a tool in the geoprocessing pane 2. Right-cli


Making Events Safer With Public Safety ArcGIS Solutions
Special events are vital to community engagement, driving economic growth, and fostering connections. However, managing these events—whether it's a large outdoor festival or a local parade—requires meticulous planning, coordination, and robust systems to ensure everything runs smoothly. This is where Cloudpoint Geospatial's expertise in Esri's Special Event Operations solution comes into play, providing organizations, public safety teams, and event planners with the tools th


Reviewing New Updates to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3
ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 marks the second long-term release in Esri’s 11 series of ArcGIS Enterprise. In this post, we will explore some of...


Reviewing New Updates to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3
ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 marks the second long-term release in Esri’s 11 series of ArcGIS Enterprise. In this post, we will explore some of...


Configuring and Using Public Notification Instant Apps
The Public Notification Instant App allows users to select features and export them in a CSV or PDF file. This app can quickly export addresses or contact information used to notify residents or property owners of upcoming projects or policy changes. Whether you need to contact all the property owners in a subdivision, or all the residents within a certain distance of a water main, this app has you covered. In this blog, we will demonstrate how to build a Public Notification


Granitenet: The Bedrock for Utility Data Integration
I recently presented a webinar titled “Lifting the Lid on an ArcGIS and GraniteNet Integration” , which explored the connection between...


Using Topology in ArcGIS Pro for Accurate Boundary Management
When working with spatial data in ArcGIS, maintaining the accuracy and consistency of the data is crucial. One effective way to achieve...


Migrating Utility CAD Data Into GIS: A Step-By-Step Guide
Organizations often rely heavily on CAD files to display and manage their utility network systems. This reliance typically stems from a...


A Look at Esri's Capital Project Planning Solution in Action
Esri’s Capital Project Planning Solution will kick start your city’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) by deploying maps, apps, and layers...


A Location-Based Career Move
In the rapidly changing world of GIS technology, it is important to pause occasionally and look at how far it has come–where we have...


Transforming Field Work: The Power of Esri's Field Maps Designer
Introduction Data collection in the field can be stressful when dealing with the unpredictable environments and weather conditions field...


How to Avoid Expired Tokens for ArcGIS Connectors in Power Automate
Power Automate is one of my favorite options for automating GIS workflows. Getting started using Power Automate with ArcGIS is a breeze...


An ArcGIS Enterprise Users Guide to the Impact of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge 127 Updates
The Chromium 127 update coming in July 2024, affecting Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, will remove mutation events . This will disrupt...
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